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Watch: Edinburgh International Festival releases film following local dancers

Arts & Antiques | Culture
They stunned audiences with their precision performance at last year's Edinburgh International Festival. And now a short film has been released following three emerging Scottish...
All pictures credit: Duncan McGlynn/National Museums Scotland

Rare Roman armour to go on display after experts complete ‘ancient jigsaw puzzle’

Culture
An incredibly rare piece of Roman armour from the second century has been reconstructed from dozens of fragments. The brass arm guard, held in the...
All pictures credit: Alan Richardson.

Oldest known Scottish tartan brought back to life for people to wear

Culture
It was discovered 40 years ago in a peat bog after being buried for centuries. And now the oldest-known piece of Scottish tartan ever found...
Credit: SNS

People’s Palace gets £850,000 National Lottery funding

Culture
A project to restore the People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow has secured £850,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The money will go...
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Last piece of Alasdair Gray archive joins Poor Things at National Library

Culture
The National Library of Scotland has bought the last and final tranche of archive material by renowned author, artist and playwright, Alasdair Gray. The Library’s...
Celia Sinclair Thornquist MBE Founder and Past Chair and of the Willow Tea Rooms Trust with National Trust for Scotland Chief Executive Philip Long OBE. Gibson Digital / National Trust for Scotland.

Mackintosh tea room rescued by National Trust for Scotland

Culture
The last surviving tea room designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been rescued by the National Trust for Scotland. Designed by the renowned architect in 1903,...
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